Prabowo is expected to depart from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Saturday, October 25. “The president will likely leave a day before the summit,” Sugiono told reporters outside the Merdeka Palace.
At the annual summit, Prabowo is scheduled to present Indonesia’s views on strengthening ASEAN’s role amid shifting global dynamics.
“It’s about enhancing ASEAN’s relevance, especially in the current situation,” Sugiono said.
Prabowo will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Sugiono, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and possibly Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
The 47th ASEAN Summit will feature 25 high-level meetings addressing key issues such as regional economic cooperation, clean energy transition, and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Leaders are also expected to discuss ASEAN’s stance on the conflict in Gaza and formally admit Timor-Leste as the bloc’s 11th member.
As this year’s ASEAN chair, Malaysia will host 14 leaders’ meetings and six ministerial sessions. The discussions will cover inclusive trade, climate sustainability, and the development of a regional digital economy.
At the ministerial level, several agreements have been reached, including plans for an integrated regional power grid that could enable the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Beyond the main agenda, ASEAN has invited partner countries and leaders from outside the bloc, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who visited Jakarta from October 22 to 24.
Earlier, in his speech marking ASEAN Day 2025 in Jakarta on Friday, August 8, Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized the importance of ASEAN remaining neutral and credible amid intensifying competition, global economic fragmentation, and the weakening of international law.
He said the group’s strength lies in its independence and credibility as a neutral and inclusive regional actor.
He reaffirmed ASEAN’s core principles under the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation - peaceful dispute settlement, non-interference, and mutual respect - and urged progress on the South China Sea Code of Conduct in line with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Founded in 1967, ASEAN now includes 10 member states, with Timor-Leste set to join as a full member during the Kuala Lumpur summit.
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